Killian Lefèvre
Killian specialises in intellectual property, data privacy, information technology and technology transactions.
Killian advises French and international clients on intellectual property, information technology law, and data protection, particularly in the context of commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.
He has extensive experience in negotiating technology contracts and advising on the challenges and opportunities arising from TMT and industry regulations.
Killian has developed strong sectoral knowledge across technology, luxury and fashion, energy and industrials, financial services, and consumer goods.
He also brings valuable in-house perspective, having completed secondments at Google for twelve months and at a major French banking group for eight months.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- Etix on its acquisition of Eurofiber's French data centers
- SoftBank on a cross-border M&A transaction involving R&D activities, licensing arrangements, and the transfer of IP relating to software
- Google with the negotiation of cloud services agreements with French and international companies in the banking, insurance and financial services, energy, consumer goods, and technology sectors
- Danone in connection with online trade mark protection strategy and the management of domain name-related issues
- ChapsVision, a French leader in cybersecurity and surveillance data processing, on the IP aspects of several acquisitions, including Deveryware*
- Kering on the IP aspects of its acquisition of the luxury fragrance house Creed*
- Soitec, a French leader in the semiconductor industry, on the acquisition of NovaSic and its technology portfolio*
- a luxury goods group with the implementation of global privacy programs*
- Acciona Energia on the intellectual property aspects of its investment in the French offshore wind company Eolink*
- BNP Paribas in connection with contractual negotiations in the IT/fintech field (software licenses (on-premise and SaaS), maintenance, professional services (integration, specific developments), cloud migration agreements, compliance with EBA guidelines, telecommunications contracts, hardware supply contracts, and partnership agreements*
- Bolt in connection with the development of new products and the assessment of the feasibility (including from a data protection perspective) of the provision of specific functionalities*
*Experience gained prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills
Background
Killian is a member of the Paris and New York bars.
He holds an LL.M. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master’s degree (Master 2) in Business Law (French Law / Anglo-American Law) from Université Paris Nanterre (Paris X Nanterre).
Killian joined the Paris office of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in July 2024, after practicing as an associate with several leading U.S. and UK law firms in Paris.
